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Thursday’s top of the scroll: State Water Board takes initial steps towards establishing new Delta flow criteria to protect public trust resources

Posted by: Maven on January 14, 2010 at 8:05 am

three-mile-sloughFrom Brian Poulsen at Somach Simmons & Dunn:

“In late 2009, the California Legislature passed legislation requiring the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to develop new flow criteria for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) ecosystem to protect public trust resources. As an initial step towards complying with this mandate, on January 7, 2010, the State Water Board held a pre-proceeding conference to prepare for and discuss procedural aspects of its upcoming informational proceeding to develop flow criteria for the Delta ecosystem.

Background

SB 1, enacted by the California Legislature on November 12, 2009, requires the State Water Board to “develop new flow criteria for the Delta ecosystem necessary to protect public trust resources” by August 12, 2010. (Stats. 2009 (7th Ex. Sess.) ch. 5, § 39.) The flow criteria must include the “volume, quality, and timing of water necessary for the Delta ecosystem under different conditions.” (Stats. 2009 (7th Ex. Sess.) ch. 5, § 39.) In order to carry out this mandate, the State Water Board has scheduled an informational proceeding for March 22-24, 2010 (Proceeding) wherein the Board will receive scientific information to inform the development of such criteria. … “

Find out about the Pre-Proceeding Conference and the implications in this Environmental Law & Policy Alert from Somach Simmons & Dunn by clicking here.

Check out Somach Simmons & Dunn’s website & presentations on the Bay-Delta by clicking here.

January 14, 2010 · Filed Under Delta Issues

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